Do you remember Bob Dornan? He was the longtime Republican Congressman in central Orange County, until Loretta Sanchez, who had been a Republican until she badly lost an Anaheim City Council race and switched to the Democratic Party, back in 1996.
Dornan ran for President in 1996, before dropping out of that race and opting instead to defend his seat against Sanchez. Continue reading
Orange County Clerk-Recorder Tom Daly has inexplicably decided to run for the 69th Assembly District – the only Orange County Assembly seat the Democrats have a shot at – and the only such seat that has a Latino edge in voters.
As one might expect, the usual blue hacks are lining up behind Daly – and are scoffing at the campaign of Santa Ana Councilwoman Michele Martinez. This is not however the first time that Orange County’s Democrats have lined up behind the wrong, white, candidate.
Consider that way back in 1996, the Democratic Party of Orange County (DPOC) endorsed a real estate developer named James M. Prince for the 46th Congressional District. The Democrats had correctly figured that the Republican incumbent, Bob Dornan, was vulnerable. But they bet on the wrong candidate. Continue reading